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* The data is buffered in the device, and the device handles the timings itself
 
* The data is buffered in the device, and the device handles the timings itself
  
LLA has no driver for this device (8/1 2007)
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LLA and DMX4Linu has no driver for this device (8/1 2007), but the protocol is documented.
  
A person once started to make a DMX4Linux-driver. Source: http://www.usbdmx.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=52
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There is a schematic for this device.
  
 
[[Category:USB]]
 
[[Category:USB]]

Revision as of 14:50, 8 January 2007

Link: http://www.usbdmx.com/usb_dmx_interface.html
{{ #if: | Free! }}{{ #if: yes | Windows Support }}{{ #if: | Linux Support }}{{ #if: | Mac OS X Support }}{{ #if: yes | Sends DMX }}{{ #if: yes | Receives DMX }}{{ #if: | RDM Support }}{{ #if: | MIDI Support }}{{ #if: | HTTP Support }}

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The interface has the following key features.

  • USB Bus powered
  • DMX lines galvanically opto-isolated from the USB bus
  • DMX lines over voltage protected, and current limited
  • Simultaneously send and receive up to 512 channels
  • Minimal host computer resource needed
  • Firmware updatable over USB
  • High quality resilient line drivers
  • Heavy duty powder coated steel case
  • Affordable and easy to build
  • Compatible with all major O/S (refers to driver for USB to serial interface)
  • The data is buffered in the device, and the device handles the timings itself

LLA and DMX4Linu has no driver for this device (8/1 2007), but the protocol is documented.

There is a schematic for this device.